Dato Dr Michael Yeoh

Michael Yeoh

Michael Yeoh (BEc 1977, BBus(Hons) 1996) is the founder, executive director and CEO of Asin Strategy and Leadership Institute, a leading privately funded independent business think tank in Malaysia.

In addition, Dr Yeoh holds the following leadership positions and directorships:

  • Member of the Malaysian Government’s Second National Economic Consultative Council
  • Member of the National Economic Action Council's Consultative Group on Globalization
  • Commissioner, Human Rights Commission Malaysia
  • Co-executive director of the Malaysian-British and Malaysia-US Business Councils
  • Joint secretary-general of the Malaysia-China Business Council
  • Chairman, Asia-Pacific Partners Pty Ltd
  • Director, Asia-Pacific Intelligence Sdn Bhd
  • Member, National Unity Advisory Panel, Prime Minister’s Department, Malaysia
  • Secretary-general, ASEAN Business Forum
  • Co-chairman, ASEAN Leadership Forum

Previously Dr Yeoh held directorships at the National Heart Institute, Star Publications, Formis Computer Berhad and Sunway College. Dr Yeoh was president of the Malaysian Students Union at Monash University and is a former chairman of the Australian and New Zealand Graduates Association of Malaysia.

Dr Yeoh has written three books on leadership and management and co-authored several books on Malaysian politics.

He was conferred with a Goodwill Ambassador Award in 1986 while on the US State Department's International Visitors Program.

In 1993 he received the Kesatria Mangku Negara (a federal award) from the King of Malaysia and in 1997 was conferred a Datoship by the Governor of Penang.